Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of TpN17 and TmpA recombinant proteins in syphilis detection: a phase II study [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologySyphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the spiral bacterium Treponema pallidum. Diagnosis is based on epidemiology, clinical and serology, but serodiagnosis is challenging because distinct clinical forms of the infection may ...
Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva +15 more
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Comparison of Semi-Quantitative RPR Test and TPHA for Serodiagnosis of Syphilis [PDF]
National Journal of Community Medicine, 2017 Introduction: A reactive RPR should always be confirmed with treponemal test like TPHA in suspected syphilis patients to rule out biological false positive cases.
Nasiruddin M Shaikh +2 more
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Prospects for the application of recombinant antigens Treponema pallidum TР0163 and TР0971 in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of immunoglobulin M in the serum of syphilis patients: A pilot observational study [PDF]
Кубанский научный медицинский вестникBackground. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on recombinant analogues of Treponema pallidum immunogenic proteins enables the diagnosis of syphilis by determining immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M. The detection of specific immunoglobulin M
N. V. Arbuzova +3 more
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A STUDY OF SERODIAGNOSIS OF SYPHILIS [PDF]
Journal of the Japan Society of Blood Transfusion, 1971 Isao HARA +2 more
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An Audit of VDRL Testing from an STI Clinic in India: Analysing the Present Scenario with Focus on Estimating and Optimizing the Turnaround Time [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: Timeliness of reporting is of utmost importance to limit the spread of syphilis. The present analysis was undertaken to evaluate the turnaround time of syphilis testing (mainly Venereal disease research laboratory /VDRL test) in a ...
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Nodular secondary syphilis in an immunocompetent woman: Case report and literature review
Dermatologica Sinica, 2018 A 46-year-old woman presented with slightly itching, painless erythematous nodules on the face, neck, and genital area. Initial differential diagnoses included cutaneous lymphoma. We performed punch biopsy on her neck.
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The trade-off between accuracy and accessibility of syphilis screening assays. [PDF]
, 2013 The availability of rapid and sensitive methods to diagnose syphilis facilitates screening of pregnant women, which is one of the most cost-effective health interventions available.
Pieter W. Smit +31 more
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Sensitivity and specificity of a syphilis rapid diagnostic test in blood donors’ samples
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) are useful to identify syphilis cases, particularly for hard-to-reach populations and if laboratory services are scarce. However, RDT performance may be suboptimal.
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Kazan medical journal, 2021 Stiden (Bp. Delo, 1924, No. 10) of all sedimentary reactions proposed for the diagnosis of syphilis, especially recommends the Kahn reaction, which, on the one hand, is distinguished by the simplicity of technical implementation, and on the other hand, it is not inferior in accuracy and sensitivity to the Wassermann reaction.
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Antenatal Screening and Maternal and Congenital Syphilis at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital
South African Family Practice, 1991 No abstract available.
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